Mexico probes children’s home ‘abuse’
Mexican prosecutors say they will examine whether previous complaints against a children’s home raided on Tuesday amid abuse allegations were ignored. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Microsoft set to axe 18,000 jobs
Microsoft will cut up to 18,000 jobs marking the deepest cuts in the technology firm’s 39-year history. BBC News – US & Canada
‘Nine Britons’ on Malaysia plane
At least nine Britons were on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which crashed in eastern Ukraine, with some passengers’ nationalities still to be identified. BBC News – UK
Malaysian jet crashes in Ukraine
All 295 passengers and crew are believed dead as a Malaysian airliner crashes in the east Ukraine conflict zone, amid claims of a missile attack. BBC News – Europe
Tunisian soldiers killed in attack
At least 14 Tunisian soldiers are killed in a militant attack, said to be the most deadly incident in the country’s history. BBC News – Africa
Murdoch’s Time Warner offer rebuffed
US media giant Time Warner has rejected an initial takeover approach from rival 21st Century Fox estimated at $ 80bn (£46.6bn). BBC News – Business